Thin Crescent Moon 9-13-04

Taken at 5:59 CDT, 11.0 aperture, 3.2 sec., Iso 100, 100-400mm lens at 400mm
with 2x extender used for a total of 800mm.

Additional Images by this Photographer:

aurora

Submitted by:
Lorie at Sat Sep 3 13:27:01 2005 UTC

Nice little show, finally!

Proton Arc 7-11-05

Submitted by:
Lorie at Tue Jul 12 12:19:01 2005 UTC

I believe this is a Proton Arc, although correct me if I'm wrong--loriek@direcway.com. It was visible right at zenith, going from east to west, for at least 1 1/2 hrs while I observed it. It brightened, at one point, which is when I realized it was not a lingering "contrail". This is shot with the orange of the setting crescent moon visible.

Aurora 1-5-05

Submitted by:
Lorie at Tue Jan 18 14:14:01 2005 UTC

Another nice example of the short show I got to see.

Aurora 1-18-05

Submitted by:
Lorie at Tue Jan 18 14:03:01 2005 UTC

Woke up to a treat at 2:00 with -21, I still headed out for a short show. Lasted about 1 hour.

Aurora 11-7-04

Submitted by:
Lorie Giebel at Thu Nov 11 02:06:01 2004 UTC

Aurora 11-7-04

Submitted by:
Lorie Giebel at Thu Nov 11 01:58:01 2004 UTC

Taken 6:00 as fast as I could. I took nearly 125 images. Most turned out
pretty good.

Aurora 11-7-04

Submitted by:
Lorie Giebel at Thu Nov 11 01:58:01 2004 UTC

Taken about 6:00 pm, 20 mm lens, Iso 800, 10-15 sec.

Aurora 11-7-04

Submitted by:
Lorie Giebel at Thu Nov 11 01:58:01 2004 UTC

Taken about 6:00 pm, 20mm lens, Iso 800, 10-15 sec.

Aurora 11-7-04

Submitted by:
Lorie Giebel at Thu Nov 11 01:51:01 2004 UTC

Taken approx. 6:00 pm as soon as it was dark enough to see the aurora. 20mm
lens, 800 Iso, 10-15 sec.

Venus & Jupiter 11-5-04

Submitted by:
Lorie Giebel at Fri Nov 5 12:21:01 2004 UTC

Taken at 5:44 a.m. CST using a 50mm f1.4 lens, 2.2, 5 seconds, Iso 400. This
will be the closest the two planets get to each other as they will now start
moving apart.

Venus & Jupiter 11-4-04

Submitted by:
Lorie Giebel at Thu Nov 4 23:40:01 2004 UTC

Taken at 5:27 a.m. using 50mm f1.4 lens @ 2.2, 6 seconds, Iso 800. Lighting
on foreground trees caused by a tungsten light which cast an orange light.
The planets are creeping closer together. November 5th they will be 2/3 of a
degree apart.

Venus & Jupiter 11-3-04

Submitted by:
Lorie Giebel at Fri Nov 5 02:15:01 2004 UTC

Taken 5:45 a.m. CDT, 70-200mm f2.8 lens set @200mm, 2.8, 4 seconds, Iso
400. A thin layer of haze in the air has created a bit of a corona around
Venus.

Aurora 10-12-04

Submitted by:
Lorie Giebel at Wed Oct 13 14:19:01 2004 UTC

Just when I stepped out at 9:15 pm CDT, it was already in progress with this
nice high arc, but quickly quieted down to a large glow with some small
beams. This was the most photographically worthwhile picture, although I
took several more.

Harvest Moon 9-28-04, one minute later

Submitted by:
Lorie Giebel at Sat Oct 2 00:19:01 2004 UTC

The Harvest Moon taken at 7:10, just one minute later. The distortion on the
edges of the moon still evident, but look at how much higher the moon has
risen in just one minute! You really only have seconds and minutes to catch
the moon on the horizon. You can literally see it move with each exposure.
It really strikes me as amazing, since it hardly seems to move once it gets
up a ways in the sky. This picture is taken using all the same settings of
the 1st picture, but with a 4 second exposure, making for a darker picture.

Harvest Moon 9-28-04

Submitted by:
Lorie Giebel at Sat Oct 2 00:06:01 2004 UTC

The Harvest Moon taken at 7:09 CDT p.m. using Canon 10D with the 100-400mm
lens & telexender for 800mm total, 11.0, 8 seconds. You can see the
distortion from the atmosphere on the edges of the moon.

Aurora 9-22-04

Submitted by:
Lorie Giebel at Fri Sep 24 00:22:01 2004 UTC

Just a short-lived sighting for tonight. Started looking about 9:00 pm CDT
and by 9:30 it was pretty much over for me. 20mm, Iso 400, 2.0, 20 seconds.

Aurora 9-16-04

Submitted by:
Lorie Giebel at Fri Sep 17 11:24:01 2004 UTC

This is the best I could come up with on this night. I had just missed a
nice curtain at about 9:00, but couldn't get properly set up in time to
capture it. By 10:00 pm there were no more features worth sitting up for.

Venus Corona 9-17-04

Taken this am at 5:00. Iso 400, 50mm, 2.0, 15 sec. I have taken several
pictures of moon corona, but this is my first Venus corona.

Sunset 9-12-04

Submitted by:
Lorie Giebel at Mon Sep 13 22:17:01 2004 UTC

22.0, 1/6, 200mm, Iso 100, magenta filter used.

Crescent Moon, Venus, and Saturn 9-10-04

Submitted by:
Lorie Giebel at Mon Sep 13 22:11:01 2004 UTC

Taken at 5:08 a.m. CDT, 2.0, 10 sec. Iso 400, 50mm lens. The Beehive Cluster
can be see on the lower left of Venus with Saturn to the upper right of the
crescent moon. The moon is a bit blown out due to length of exposure. It was
still very dark outside.

Thin Crescent Moon 9-13-04

Aurora 8-31-04 4:30 a.m.

Submitted by:
Lorie Giebel at Tue Aug 31 16:20:01 2004 UTC

Couldn't resist waking up early to check and see if it was still here. Yes,
but the light of the moon was still strong and the features somewhat dim,
but still viewable to the naked eye for a short while.

Aurora 8-31-04

Submitted by:
Lorie Giebel at Tue Aug 31 12:24:01 2004 UTC

This is the 1st pic taken this morning. A longer exposure to test the sky
for green. About a 2 min exposure, as evidenced by the stars trailing. Also
a satellite can be seen streaking through from the right top of picture. A
foggy start to the aurora viewing morning. 20mm lens, 2 min. Iso 200.

Aurora 8-31-04

Submitted by:
Lorie Giebel at Tue Aug 31 12:18:01 2004 UTC

More fog and slight features to aurora can be seen. 50mm f1.8 lens used at
100 Iso, about 15 sec.

Aurora 8-31-04

Submitted by:
Lorie Giebel at Tue Aug 31 12:18:01 2004 UTC

Some of the last aurora observed on this foggy morning. 50mm lens used, 2.0,
Iso 100, 15 sec.

Aurora 8-31-04 am

Submitted by:
Lorie Giebel at Tue Aug 31 12:18:01 2004 UTC

Very foggy morning, as can be seen near the trees. Aurora has some features,
but very low.

Venus & Saturn 8-31-04

Aurora 8-30-04

Submitted by:
Lorie Giebel at Tue Aug 31 11:55:01 2004 UTC

First shot in a line of many nice ones taken early on, about 9:15 pm and
lasted decently until the light of the moon and the aurora dimming sent me
home around 10:45 or so. 20mm, Iso 200, about 20-25 sec.